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Friday, February 15, 2013

who's next?

Yesterday my upholstery course started again and I almost finished the chartreuse Saarinen chair so I have to bring a new project to class with me next Thursday. Here is a round of the chairs that are sitting in our basement and are waiting for a makeover. I think I can handle the orange chair by myself, as I would only have to wrap the fabric around the seat and back cushion, staple it in place and call it a day. Of the first chair I have three and thought I could upholster two in black leather and one with a colorful print. Marimekko , maybe? For the second chair I am not sure what fabric to pick. I still have enough of the chartreuse bouclé fabric to use on this chair. Chair number three also could possibly be a project I could tackle on my own. Argh, I am so indecisive but I think I have narrowed the choices down to the first two chairs. What do you think? Who's next in line for getting a makeover?

Are you having Monday (President's Day) off like me? What are your plans for the (long) weekend? I am planning to work on some house projects and also use a day to hang out on the couch to enjoy that we got free HBO for a couple of months. I hope you will enjoy your weekend too!

26 comments:

Girl, you are like the chair whisperer! I love all these chairs you're finding. And the ideas for that first one, two in black and one in a print? Brilliant!

Neel has a chair in his lab that reminds me a little of a mix between the green and the orange. I. Want. It. It's totally beat up, but a funky retro office chair that would be PERFECT at my desk. He won't give it to me. I've even offered my perfectly acceptable (cough-boring-cough) desk chair in its place. But no go. The man has no imagination! ;)

Hahaha, I love that Lauren called you the chair whisperer, because it's so fitting. You have a special gift when it comes to rescuing needy furniture and then rehabbing them and making them beautiful again. Seriously, you could teach a class! I would pick chair #1 or #2 if it were up to me, as they look the most complicated. I have off Monday and I took off today so I'm looking at a really long weekend full of nothing! I have brunch with some friends tomorrow but that's about it. Enjoy your weekend! xox

i have to admit that i like the orange chair as is. it is such a great chair! so for your next subject i would totally go with chair number 2 because i would want to use that one asap. it's gorgeous and it looks like it would be difficult to get the seams lined up and the fabric pulled tight. and i love those draft cabinets (is that what they are?) behind chair #3. i need some of your thrifting mojo or maybe you need your own reality show. you have some mad skillz for finding the best stuff!

I love the orange chair as well. Unfortunately the back cushion has a tear in the fabric. If I redo the chair it will probably be in orange vinyl again to keep the look. And you guessed right, the cabinets behind chair #3 are drawing cabinet. They stand in the office I work at. Ha, ha I would not be good on TV I think because I am not even good at having my pictures taken ;)

Oh, my eye is gravitating towards the green one (top, right). I would love to see how it turns out. I have two vintage dining chairs (with arms) that desperately need to be reupholstered (have I already mentioned this to you?), and your upholstery posts are motivating me. I would actually like to make some black linen slip covers for them. I wish you lived closer, then you could come over and help. ;) Well, have a wonderful weekend, Nina!PS~Happy to read that you got a little snowboarding in and your barn door came out SO good!

The green chair is next! I think you mentioned reupholstering your dining room chairs before. If I lived closer we could have a day of upholstery fun together. I have to admit I am pretty smitten with our barn door too.

I too would go for the green. I think that, by now, you can handle the two on the bottom on your own. And, like Christine, I kind of like the orange as is. All great chairs though. Enjoy your long weekend!

Very interesting chairs. And very cool about the upholstery class. That would be interesting class to take for me as well. I love the 3rd chair next to the orange and I love the storage cabinet you have behind it too. Good luck with all of them.